Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000212
E.B. Ellington Elementary
5540 Old Jacksonboro Road, Ravenel, SC 29470 · (843) 889-9411 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 19.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where E.B. Ellington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #538 of 635 ▲ 71 | #37 of 49 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #590 of 635 ▲ 28 | #40 of 49 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #523 of 709 | #37 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #76 of 656 | #10 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #300 of 656 | #12 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #213 of 395 | #16 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+51 (+16%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 32.8 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 37 | 9.5:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 78% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 79% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 87% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E.B. Ellington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (418 to 366); teachers down 3% (33.8 to 32.8).
About E.B. Ellington Elementary
E.B. Ellington Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Ravenel, South Carolina. The school's 366 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina, which is about 526.
Across its 81 schools, Charleston 01 enrolls 52,009 students. E.B. Ellington Elementary is one of those schools.
Black students account for 55% of enrollment at E.B. Ellington Elementary. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 33 points above the 23% share among Charleston County residents. By the diversity index, E.B. Ellington Elementary comes in at 60%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 at E.B. Ellington Elementary, with 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
allk12 grades E.B. Ellington Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that median household income is about $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. E.B. Ellington Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County, which together enroll about 55,933 students.
The next-closest public school is Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, about 3.6 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles.
For locale, NCES codes E.B. Ellington Elementary as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 366, 16% above the 315 of 2020-21.
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Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About E.B. Ellington ElementaryHow large is E.B. Ellington Elementary?
E.B. Ellington Elementary enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
Is E.B. Ellington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
E.B. Ellington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does E.B. Ellington Elementary have?
E.B. Ellington Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at E.B. Ellington Elementary?
Student demographics at E.B. Ellington Elementary are roughly 10% White, 29% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is E.B. Ellington Elementary in?
E.B. Ellington Elementary is part of Charleston 01.
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